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Spring 2026 Experiential Lecture
Pharmacy Skills and Patient Counseling is a two credit hour, required first professional year experiential course combining practical experience in the Purdue University Pharmacy with lecture. Students are monitored by faculty instructors, staff pharmacists and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students. Students must have a valid Social Security number the first week of class.
Learning Outcomes1Recall and apply brand and generic names, common uses, strengths, doses, side effects and counseling points of commonly used medications.
2Recall and apply federal and state laws.
3Obtain pertinent patient information during the prescription intake process.
4Recall and apply commonly used pharmacy abbreviations, conversions, and computer software functions.
5Process and dispense new and refilled prescriptions according to federal and state law requirements.
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